Simon Harris
The triumph of Irish populism
The three major parties went with what is popular, rather than what is right
A festival of losing
Will the Republic of Ireland ever face up to its problems?
The pain of Sinn Fein
How has support for the party fallen so dramatically?
Lightweight Kate Winslet
Our most versatile of English roses must accept that one role is beyond even her
A life of indulgence
Jacob Rees-Mogg has a major persona and a minor career
Why was a foreign rapist in Britain?
The sad background to a horrific case
The WASPI women should blame themselves
No injustice has been done to them
British universities should stop using foreign students as a crutch
Its short-term benefits are obvious but it is not a long-term solution
A wealth of glorious objects and images
A new book about the discovery of classical sculptures and frescoes is itself a real treasure
Impressive yet unmoving
Franz Schmidt: 4 symphonies (Naxos)
Still knocking on the door
For all the promises, subpostmasters are still waiting for compensation
Making a mockery of Labour
The ministers just can’t yet do chaos like the Tories could
“Scottish visas” would double down on two failed ideas
The plan offers the worst of devolution and mass migration in one policy
When America ignored a slaughter
Whatever America’s flaws, its absence from the global stage leaves a space quickly filled by far more malevolent actors
